Who is the conference aimed at?
Vinnova and the Swedish Armed Forces invite you to an inspiring Demo Day and final conference for the 30 selected companies that have participated in the joint initiative Acceleration of civil-military innovations. During a full day, innovators, users, investors and decision-makers from the entire innovation and defense ecosystem will gather to share solutions with potential to strengthen Sweden's military capabilities. During the day, opportunities will also be presented to explore paths to further testing, verification, collaboration and scaling up in Sweden and internationally. The conference is open to those who wish to follow the day digitally.
Agenda
09.00 Introduction: Acceleration of civil-military innovations
09.15 Keynote: Vinnova's director general Darja Isaksson
09.35 Panel: How innovation becomes capability
10.15 Pitch session 1 | 15 companies - 1 min pitch per company
10.45 Break
11.00 Pitch session 2 | 15 companies - 1 min pitch per company
11.30 Lunch and demo
13.00 Welcome back and reflections
13.10 Focus session: Testing, verification and international opportunities
13.50 Panel: Funding, international scaling and collaborations
14.30 Break
15.00 Fireside chat: Sweden's innovative capacity – in practice
15.45 Summary: From idea to continued journey
Participate in the meeting
The conference can be followed digitally via Youtube.
Read more about the initiative and the participating projects
Want to know more? Read about the projects participating in the conference and about the new round of the initiative that is currently open for applications.